Just a quick but heartfelt wish of happy holidays to everyone from The Gadgeteer. If you’re so inclined, feel free to let us know what Santa brings you tomorrow 🙂 If I get something other than a few hunks of coal, I will consider it a great day! 😉 SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Happy Holidays from The Gadgeteer Read More
Hey folks, I thought I would start up a new feature called Gadgeteer Mail. As you probably would guess, people are always emailing me asking for gadget advice. A lot of times, I can respond with info to help them, but sometimes, people ask me questions for which I don’t have a good answer. That’s
Gadgeteer Mail – What’s a Good Multi-pen? Read More
The first way is to hurry up and enter the contest we’re running here. You still have a few hours left to get your entry in before I choose a lucky winner tomorrow. If you don’t trust your luck at random drawings, here are two more ways to get your hands on a ‘free’ Palm
Three Ways to Get a Free Sprint Palm Centro Read More
The Apple Newton MessagePad hasn’t been in production since 1998, but there are people that still use this touchpad device as their main PDA. I was curious to find out why this product continues to be popular, so I sat down with Marisa Giancarla, a self-proclaimed Newton fan. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Remember the review I wrote recently of the Pogo Stylus for the iPhone? Ten One Design’s latest creation is the Pogo Sketch. It appears to be longer than their stylus and is being marketed for use for both the iPhone and multi-touch Macbooks. You can use the Sketch to…ummm… sketch things on the Macbook trackpad.
Spotlight Gadget: Pogo Sketch Read More
Do you use your refrigerator as the family bulletin board? If so, do you use tape or magnets to hold your lists and pictures? Tape can leave a sticky residue and some magnets can scratch and mark up the surface of your refrigerator. The Endo Clip is a magnet, but it won’t hurt the surface
The Endo Magnet Clip Review Read More
Do you have .99 cents jingling in one pocket, and an iPhone in the other? Do you also have a wacky sense of humor? Then you might want to check out the Singing Snowman and Singing Cat iPhone apps from Gigabyte Solutions. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Gigabyte Solutions Singing Cat and Snowman iPhone Software Review Read More
How would you like to win a brand new Palm Centro for the Sprint network? This Centro will fit right in with the holidays as it’s a very festive Christmas Green 🙂 Click through for more info on how to enter this contest. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
Win a Palm Centro for Christmas! Read More
My current favorite LED flashlight is the LED Lenser P7. I love it because it’s so bright and easy to use. But it’s also pretty big and bulky and as such, would not be something that I would carry around with me in my gear bag. I recently received a baby version of this flashlight
LED Lenser P3 (8403) LED Flashlight Review Read More
I really like compact (but GOOD) USB micrphones. Lately my favorite has been the Snowflake from BlueMic. But this new Go Mic from Samson looks pretty cool too. It can clip on top of your laptop screen or be used on a desktop (at least it appears to work on a desktop). I hope to
Spotlight Gadget: Samson Go Mic Read More
I keep a multi-tool in the glove box of my vehicle, one in the tool drawer of Gadgeteer HQ and another in the junk drawer in my kitchen. Why so many multi-tools? Because they provide several functions in one handy package, that would otherwise take up a lot more space. Today I want to show
Coast C5795 11 Function Multi-Tool Deluxe Review Read More
A week or two ago, I was asked if I wanted to do a call-in video interview with a Best Buy BlueShirt and a Geek Squad Expert. I wasn’t able to make time to do that, but they did allow me to send in a couple of questions that they would video tape the answers
Best Buy BlueShirt and Geek Squad Expert answer my questions Read More
I don’t know about all of you, but I’m big into recycling these days. I break down all the cardboard boxes that show up at my house. I save newspapers, magazines, mail and other paper. I even collect bottles, cans and plastic containers. Every so often, I drop off this stuff at the local recycle
Don’t throw away your old stuff, swap it! Read More
[Memo to self: Next year, review good software for the holidays before the holidays.] SplashData’s SplashWallet makes a great gift AND a great tool for the holidays… which would have been a more useful realization if I had it about a month earlier! Check out part 1 of my 2 part review… SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin
SplashData’s SplashWallet – Palm OS Utility Review Read More
nio Bluetooth tags can link to an existing Bluetooth enabled mobile phone or PDAs to establish a 20 meter security zone for the tagged item. If the security zone is breached, both the tag and your mobile phone emit an audible alarm, which alerts you to the potential loss or theft of your article. SHARE
Spotlight Gadget: nio Security Tag Read More
Like several gadgets that I have reviewed, I am often attracted to products originally designed for children. Many children’s gadgets are brightly colored and are simply designed which makes them visually appealing. The ShowerPets Starfish Water and Temperature monitor naturally fits into these categories, Plus… SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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I had an email show up in my inbox at 2am this morning announcing Palm’s new App Store for Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems. The announcement says that you can browse and download over 5,000 apps & games right from your Palm device. Plus, there are over 1,000 free apps to choose from. The
Palm App Store – Too little too late? Read More
The last set of sites have announced their HP Magic Giveaway contests. Visit them and enter their contests for more chances to win $6000 worth of computer goodies from HP and Windows Live. Monday: CiberPrensa Unión de Bloggers Hispanos Tuesday: Last100 JK On The Run Geek News Central SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
HP Magic Giveaway Contest – Day 17 & 18 Read More
Mac users looking for additional disk storage for their laptops and desktops can now check out Seagate’s FreeAgent Desk and Go drives specifically for the Mac. These external hard drives have been preformatted using Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format, include Firewire ports and match the brushed aluminum style of Macbooks and iMacs. Let’s check them
Seagate FreeAgent Desk and Go Hard Drives for Mac Review Read More
An Australian based company called Cyber Sport is getting ready to release a wireless mouse replacement called the Orbital Mouse. The price is $98.50, but this thing sure looks cool. Check out the video. I want one! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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